Torraca

Comune in Campania, Italy

Location of Torraca

40°07′N 15°38′E / 40.117°N 15.633°E / 40.117; 15.633CountryItalyRegionCampaniaProvinceSalerno (SA)Government

• MayorFrancesco Bianco (since April 2015)Area

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• Total15 km² (6 sq mi)Elevation

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425 m (1,394 ft)Population

(December 31, 2007)^[3]

• Total1,262 • Density84/km² (220/sq mi)DemonymTorrachesiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

84030

Dialing code0973WebsiteOfficial website

Torraca is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

History

The LED city

In 2007, the town spent 280,000 euro to convert all its 700 street lamps to LED technology - a first in Europe - and thereby reduced its energy and maintenance costs by 70%. Because of this, the town was awarded the Kyoto 2007 prize. Newspapers referred to Torraca as "LED city".^[4]

Geography

The town is situated in the south of Cilento, a few kilometers from Sapri and Maratea and close to the borders of Campania with Basilicata. The surrounding municipalities are Casaletto Spartano, Sapri, Tortorella and Vibonati.

References

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Torraca". Tuttitalia (in Italian).
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ Torraca on cityledlighting.com